Like safety, maritime security is of paramount importance to the operation of a vessel. The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code came into force on July 1, 2004 and is applicable to all vessels over 500 grt operating on international trades, as well as the ports that service them.
The ISPS Code is a set of measures to enhance the security of ships and port facilities. It was developed in response of the perceived threats to ships and port facilities after the 9/11 attacks. The ISPS Code is part of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) and compliance is mandatory for the 148 Contracting Parties to SOLAS.The ISPS Code was adopted by one of the resolutions that was adopted on 12 December 2002 by the Conference of Contracting Governments to the SOLAS, 1974 (London, 9 to 13 December 2002). Another resolution includes the necessary amendments to chapters V and XI of SOLAS that mandates compliance with the Code on 1 July 2004. The existing chapter XI of SOLAS was amended and re-identified as chapter XI-1. A new chapter XI-2 was implemented based on special measures to enhance maritime security. Part A of the ISPS Code contains the mandatory requirements regarding the amended provisions of chapter XI-2 of SOLAS , 1974; Part B provides guidance regarding these amended provisions.
What is the ISPS Code?
The ISPS Code provides a framework through which ships and port facilities can co-operate to detect and deter acts which pose a threat to maritime security. The Code:
- enables the detection and deterrence of security threats within an international framework
- establishes roles and responsibilities
- enables collection and exchange of security information
- provides a methodology for assessing security
- ensures that adequate security measures in place.
- It requires ship and port facility staff to:
- gather and assess information
- maintain communication protocols
- restrict access, prevent the introduction of unauthorised weapons, etc.
- provide the means to raise alarms
- put in place vessel and port security plans and ensure training and drills are conducted.
- The regulatory provisions do not extend to the actual response to security incidents or to any necessary clear-up activities after such an incident.
Main Aim of ISPS code In Shipping
- To monitor the activity of people and cargo operation
- To detect the different security threats onboard vessel and in port and implement the measure as per the situation
- To provide a security level to the ship and derive various duties and functions at the different security level
- To establish the respective roles and responsibilities of the contracting governments, agencies, local administrations and the shipping and port industries
- To build and implement roles and responsibilities for port state officer and onboard officers to tackle maritime security threat at the international level
- To collect data from all over the maritime industry concerning security threats and implementing ways to tackle the same
- To ensure the exchange of collected security-related information data with worldwide port and ship owners network
- To provide a methodology for security assessments so as to have in place plans and procedures to react to changing security levels
- To find the shortcomings in the ship security and port security plan and measure to improve them
ISPS Code Requirements
- To gather the security-related information from the contracting government agencies
- To assess the received information
- To distribute the security-related information to appropriate contracting government agencies
- Defining the proper communication protocols for ships and port facilities for hassle-free information exchange
- To prevent any unauthorised entry in port facilities or on a ship and other related restricted areas, even if the unauthorised entry is not a threat (but always considered as a potential threat)
- To prevent the passage of unauthorised weapons, incendiary devices or explosives to ships and port facilities
- To provide different means for raising the alarm if any security incident is encountered or a potential security threat is assessed
- To implement proper security plan on port and ship-based upon the security assessment and requirements
- To plan and implement training, drills and exercises for ship and port crew so that they are familiar with the security plans and there is no delay in implementing the same in case of a real threat
FAQs
What is the ISPS Code?
The ISPS Code is an international framework developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to enhance the security of ships and port facilities against acts of terrorism and other security threats.
What are the main objectives of the ISPS Code?
The primary objectives of the ISPS Code are to detect security threats and implement preventive measures to protect ships and port facilities, passengers, and cargo from security incidents.
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